I have recommended this lovely organic pink before and at this price it really is worth snapping up for the Christmas bashes to come. With lots of raspberries and wild strawberries on the palate, and a crisp, slightly spicy finish, it makes a crowd-pleasing party wine, aperitif or partner to plates of smoked salmon and brown bread.

2007 Craggy Range 'Sluicings Vineyard' Pinot Noir, 14%vol, New Zealand (£12.79 reduced from £15.99 if you buy two as part of an unmixed half dozen; Majestic).

Crikey this is good! Craggy Range has a foot in Hawkes Bay, Martinborough and here, in Bannockburn, Central Otago, with this fresh, lifted 100 per cent pinot, crammed with juicy briary fruit, pepper and spice. More than ready to drink now, it can only improve and develop further complexity. Enjoy it with grilled lamb cutlets.